After a successful 2021-22 season, NAIT’s men’s volleyball team is ready to take on another season with a full returning roster. As Head Coach Jordan Taylor says, the team has a great chance to compete for the championship again this year. “Other teams in our league...
NAIT Ooks passes
Sports are back! This means live sporting events, and what better way to watch than in-person? NAIT offers both game day passes and season tickets at the concession. Although each university has different ticket prices for each game, NAIT has a consistent fee to...
Get fit with NAIT: Recreation facility access for staff and students
Classes are back in session and one of the key ways to be productive throughout the school year is a little bit of exercise. NAIT has many options to stay active for free, so here are some facilities that can come in handy throughout the year. Fitness Centre, S016 All...
Kiera Lyons joins Ooks as women’s basketball coach
Edmonton Stinger’s former assistant coach, Kiera Lyons, is hailed the new head coach of NAIT Ooks women’s basketball team and aims to instill “the culture that wins” this season. She comes with a long list of experiences in basketball, all from playing, to coaching...
Behind the bench: A look at the Ooks soccer coaches
The 2022/23 ACAC soccer season kicks off in a few weeks. There has been a coaching shuffle for the NAIT Ooks this season. Former women’s Head Coach Jeff Paulus has taken the reigns of the men’s soccer team after former coach Charles O’Toole announced his retirement at...
The Wild Card
Eight and eight. This is how we finished our regular season. Eight wins and eight loses. I’m not sure there was a single soul that thought we would make it to Nationals. Quite frankly, we spent most of our time worrying about whether we’d make it through playoffs let...
Women’s Basketball team head to CCAA Nationals
By Alex Galenza The NAIT Ooks women's basketball team punched their ticket to Nationals at the ACAC Women's Basketball Final Four Championship last weekend. NAIT went into the Championship weekend as the underdog, but they came out victorious and earned their spot to...
NAIT Ooks final four
By Kaytlyn Poberznick After a hard-fought season for many NAIT teams, only two have made the final four Provincial playoffs. Men’s volleyball and women’s basketball take on teams from the north and south this weekend on March 11 and 12. Men’s volleyball hosts...
NAIT Men’s Volleyball diving head first into playoffs
By Kaytlyn Poberznick There’s no doubt that NAIT’s men’s volleyball team has made their mark in the Alberta Collegiate Athletic Conference (ACAC) standings. After managing to sweep all nine of their home games, they finished their regular season with a 14 and 2...
For the love of sport
The Nugget sits down with NAIT Athletes to find out why their love their sport.